Onward trips from Atlanta

Where travelers go next after landing at ATL, and how to get there: the drives, buses, trains and short flights to the places people head to most. Each guide compares the ways to make one trip, with times and costs as the operators publish them.

• Atlanta airport to Athens, Georgia: bus, rental car or shuttle

  Greyhound's page lists a drop-off at ATL's Domestic Terminal and a fastest Athens trip of 1 hr 25 min. What ATL lists for rental cars, vans and car service.

  • Greyhound at the North lower level
  • Renting a car at the airport
  • Vans, car services and taxis
• Atlanta Airport to Buckhead: MARTA Red Line, the Lindbergh Change and Car Prices

  Buckhead sits on the Red Line, a direct ride for $2.50. On weekday nights you change at Lindbergh Center. A taxi is $49.50 and a shared van up to $30.

  • Ride the Red Line straight to Buckhead
  • Know when the Red stops leaving the airport
  • Take the Gold Line to Lenox when the malls are the goal
  • What a van, a taxi or Uber costs instead
• Atlanta Airport to Decatur by MARTA: Red or Gold to Five Points, Then the Blue Line

  Ride the Red or Gold line to Five Points, change to the Blue Line, get off at Decatur. $2.50 fare, MARTA lists 29 minutes, trains thin out after 7 p.m.

  • Ride Red or Gold to Five Points and change to the Blue Line
  • What changes after the rush
  • Step off at Decatur and walk into the square
  • If you’d rather ride in a car
• Atlanta Airport to Downtown: MARTA Fare, Ride Time and Last Train

  MARTA takes about 16 minutes to Five Points and costs $2.50. The last train leaves at 1:20 a.m. Taxis are a flat $37.50 and UberX averages $35.

  • Boarding MARTA at the Airport Station
  • When the trains run
  • What you’ll pay on MARTA
  • Taxi, rideshare and shared vans compared
  • When a car beats the train
  • Landing at the International Terminal
• Atlanta Airport to Georgia Tech by MARTA: North Avenue or Midtown Station

  Georgia Tech is a direct MARTA ride on the Red or Gold line for $2.50. Discover Atlanta lists the campus at North Avenue and Midtown. Which to pick.

  • Choose North Avenue or Midtown by where you’re headed
  • Ride north from Airport Station without changing
  • Check the last train if you land late
  • If you land internationally, or want a car
• Atlanta Airport to Midtown: MARTA Stops, Fares and Which Station

  The Red and Gold lines both reach Midtown for $2.50 with no change. Pick North Avenue, Midtown or Arts Center by what is on your list.

  • Board at Airport Station and ride north on either line
  • Pick the Midtown station by what’s on your list
  • What a van, a taxi or Uber costs instead
  • Check the last train before a late arrival
  • Cross to the Domestic Terminal first if you land internationally
• Atlanta Airport to Savannah: Rental Car Center, Greyhound and FlixBus

  Rent at ATL's 24-hour Rental Car Center or take a bus: Greyhound and FlixBus print 3 hr 10 mins at best, from $39.98. ATL's pages give no drive time.

  • Rent at the Rental Car Center and ride the SkyTrain there
  • Know what the airport and the rental companies don’t publish
  • Take Greyhound or FlixBus from the Atlanta Airport stop
  • Check the regional shuttles before you rule them out
• Atlanta Airport to the Georgia Aquarium and Downtown Sights by MARTA

  Get off the Red or Gold line at Peachtree Center for the Georgia Aquarium, or change at Five Points for the arenas and stadium. The fare is $2.50.

  • Peachtree Center is the stop for the aquarium and its neighbors
  • Change at Five Points for the arenas and the stadium
  • Use the streetcar between sights
  • Check the last train before a late return